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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD in Petroleum Engineering

The main focus area for this major is General Petroleum Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Petroleum Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in petroleum engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park PhD in Petroleum Engineering

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is a good match for you, you may want to check out College Factual's Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking to see some of the great options that are available. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Petroleum Engineering from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online PhD in Petroleum Engineering?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its petroleum engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Petroleum Engineering

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
20.0% Women
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 15 doctor’s degrees in petroleum engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 20.0% of the students who received their PhD in petroleum engineering in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the petroleum engineering doctor’s degree recipients at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Petroleum Engineering Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Petroleum Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Petroleum Engineering 15

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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Biomedical Engineering 7
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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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